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Letters Patent No. 86,260,

dated Janna/ry 26, 18.69.

IMPROVEZMIENT IN TRUNKS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame To all Iwhom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, S. ULLMANN, of Norfolk, in the county of Norfolk,and State of Virginia, have invented a new and useful improvement inTrunks; and I Vdo hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in theart to make and use the same, reference being had, to the accompanyingdrawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure lrepresents'a transverse sectional elevation of a trunk having myimprovement, and

Figure 2 represents an edge view of one of the m`etallic strips.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

This invention relates to an improvement in trunks, and has for itsobject to perfect the construction of the jointed metallic straps whichare now in use for the purpose of holding the lid in an open position.,p

it consists in providing the metallic Istrap with a rule-joint, wherebymany important advantages are gained, the lnost important of which isthat the pivot of the joint is brought, when the lid is open, below'astraight line drawn from the two points of connection of the strap withthe trunk-body and lid, whereby the pressure of the lid forward servesto strengthen the joint and prevent the possibility-,of the li'dclosing.

I am aware that pins have been used for this purpose, inserted in thesides of the strap, but by their use projections are formed, upon whicharticles of clothing are constantly catching; and if these articles arethin, as light silks and lace, they are liable -to be torn, and therebydestroyed. If, however, the articles of clothing are of lirmer stuffs,the joint is liable to be pulled outward, in removing them from thetrunk, and the lid closed. This result would be attended with` greatinconvenience, particularly in those trunks that are provided with aspring-lock, because, when once land oted to the body of the trunk, ata, and to thecover,`

at l), and provided with a rule-joint, at D. The pivot of the joint Dbeing below the right line, between the pivots a and l), any tendency ofthe cover to fall down forward will spring the strips downward, therebypreventing them from doubling at the said joint, as they mustnecessarily do before the `cover can fail.

In this respect my improved braces are much superior to the strapscommonly used, and they are also much more reliable in preventing thecover from falling backward, as they are susceptible of being much morermly secured to the parts, and. arethereby less liable to break orbecome disconnected.

When it is desired to close the trunk, the joints D must be raised untilthe pivot rises above the said right line between the pivots a and l,When the weight of th'e cover will cause them to double up, and theywill assume the position shown in. red when the trunk is closed.

Having thus 'described my invention,

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- As a new articleof manufacture, the metallic trunkstraps C, when provided with therule-j oint, D, without projecting pins, as herein described, for thepurpose specified.

`Si. ULLMANN. Witnesses:

DAVIDSON MORRIS, A. J. GooDRIoH.

